Avebury Cosmos: The Neolithic World of Avebury henge, by Nicholas Mann

A clean examine the realm history web site that comes with Avebury henge, West Kennet lengthy barrow and Silbury Hill. Mann combines archaeology, astronomy and anthropology to provide an unique and convincing account of the construction of those striking Neolithic monuments. the traditional Britons have been encouraged via a profound wisdom of the heavens after they erected the enormous stones of Avebury. Mann throws mild at the reason at the back of the production of its awe-inspiring mounds and megaliths via demonstrating that they have been aligned to the cycles of the solar, Moon and stars. This booklet may help viewers and readers to determine Avebury in a unconditionally new mild - the sunshine of the heavenly our bodies that guided its Neolithic developers. Avebury Cosmos will reawaken our historical reverence for the celebs and deepen our appreciate for the extreme talents and forgotten wisdom of our prehistoric ancestors.

George Rawlinson (1812 – 1902) was once an English pupil, theologian, and historian. This ebook includes the next chapters:I. RehoboamII. JeroboamIII. AbijahIV. AsaV. BaashaVI. ElahVII. ZimriVIII. OmriIX. AhabX. JehosaphatXI. Ahaziah of IsraelXII. AhaziahXIII. Jehoram of JudahXIV. Ahaziah of JudahXV.

Where of Pontius Pilate in historical past is guaranteed. He has been a determine of controversy from the day he handed the sentence of loss of life via crucifixion of Jesus Christ. was once he a guy stuck in a political nightmare, created through the individuals of the Jewish Sanhedrin, who have been persecutors of Jesus and made up our minds to work out him performed?

The common background (Patmut),iwn tiezerakan) of Step),anos Tarōnec),i is a historical past of the area in 3 books, composed by way of the Armenian student on the finish of the 10th century and lengthening from the period of Abraham to the flip of the 1st millennium. It was once accomplished in 1004/5 CE, at a time whilst the Byzantine Empire was once increasing eastwards around the districts of historical Armenia and difficult key elements of Armenian id.